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By Maria Carmona<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maria is PWS&D\u2019s Asia program coordinator. From March 10-21, 2025, Maria attended the 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) at the United Nations. She attended as a representative of the Ontario Council for International Cooperation. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The General Assembly Hall of the United Nations was abuzz with voices as everyone waited in anticipation for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to deliver his remarks. Speaking at the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), Guterres stated, \u201cWe share a common vision: a world of equality, where the human rights of women and girls are realized in full. Let\u2019s keep working together to make this vision of gender equality a reality for all.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the opening of the session the day before, UN Member States adopted the\u00a0Political Declaration<\/a>\u00a0which represents the commitment of governments to respect, protect, and uphold the rights, equality, and empowerment of every woman and girl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“I felt privileged to walk the halls of the UN for the first time \u2013 a realization of a lifelong dream,” Maria shared.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Unity in diversity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I felt privileged to walk the halls of the UN for the first time \u2013 a realization of a lifelong dream. As I attended various official meetings, and events organized by Member States and civil society organizations, I was inspired by the unity despite the diversity. I witnessed individuals from different countries, different sectors, with different genders, different faiths, different approaches all working together toward the same goal of gender equality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was the first time I heard of the Multi-faith Advisory Council (MFAC), which was established to provide advice and support to the UN Interagency Task Force on Religion and Sustainable Development.\u00a0The MFAC is made up of 45 diverse religious leaders and heads of faith-based organizations. It is co-chaired by Rudelmar Bueno de Faria of the\u00a0ACT <\/a>Alliance<\/a>,\u00a0of which PWS&D is a member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her voice<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the middle of all the activities, I paused to remember\u00a0Lilawati<\/a>, a 16-year old girl from Mudwa village in rural Bihar, India, who raised her voice against child marriage in her community. She said, \u201cI want to study and achieve my dreams. I do not want to waste my life like this. I will be a role model to other girls.\u201d Lilawati is one of the participants of PWS&D\u2019s Karuna Project which aims to empower girls through raising awareness about the rights of girls and through livelihood opportunities to make them financially independent. While Lilawati may not have the chance to make it to the UN, I know that I have the responsibility to bring her message and amplify her voice in spaces I have the privilege of navigating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After attending a session on gender apartheid in Afghanistan, I remembered the thousands of Afghan women and girls who are raising their voices to restore their right to education. Afghanistan is the only country in the world where girls are banned from attending secondary school and higher education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are a couple of poems I was inspired to write to remind me of my reason for being at the CSW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bondage<\/strong>
Tomorrow, I lose my freedom.
My body, my mind, my heart, my soul  
I no longer will call my own. 
Such is my path, as was the path of my two sisters before me 
Such is the path of girls in my village
Sold as wares by no less than our fathers 
even before we started to bleed.
We are burdens, we are curses 
Why was I brought forth into this world?
Tomorrow, I lose my freedom
Or was I ever even free?<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Requiem<\/strong>
I remember the day I died.
The sun shone brightly that morning,
the start of a promising day.
It was after all the first day of a new school year
one of my favorite days next to my birthday.
We girls made our way to school with excited voices. 
The principal gathered us 
but not to give her usual warm welcome.
Her words were a hundred swords that pierced my soul.
My heart stopped.
\u201cYou must all go home,\u201d<\/em> she said.
\u201cThe authorities have closed the school indefinitely.\u201d<\/em>
Hushed tones turned to weeping.
Confusion. Sadness. Mourning.
As the gates were barred behind us
I gave the school one last longing glance.
\u201cI have no words. What can we do against the Taliban?<\/em>
Yes, we are girls, but we are Afghans. 
We are human beings. 
Why shouldn\u2019t we have the right to go to school?\u201d<\/em>
This was the day I died.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Click here to learn more and support the work that PWS&D is doing to <\/a>support<\/a> gender equality.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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